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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]DCPS only uses science of reading-aligned curricula.

To all the parents saying the OP is wrong simply because they listened to a podcast, you are actually the ones who are wrong .
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No one is saying they're wrong because they listened to one podcast, they're saying one podcast does not make you an expert. [/quote]

And yet...OP's concern is well-founded.[/quote]

Their concern and the entire thread is silly. The navel gazing on pedagogy should preserved for EdD candidates and others who spend their time outside classrooms. Parents who want to wax philosophic about this stuff in the context of DCPS are ignorant of the realities of public education, especially in DC. DC schools are filled with food insecure kids from unstable homes with parents and guardians that haven't been reading to them in utero. Educators in DC are triaging a ton of systemic and societal problems. These get worse as time goes on. If the wanna be public policy experts on this thread knew a darn thing beyond their under 5 year olds they'd realize how silly then entire discussion is. Instead, you all vomit the daily drivel of "deep thinkers" with 3 year olds who think they have a clue.   [/quote]

You people are insane. Not claiming to be an expert, but I ACTUALLY DID MY OWN PRIMARY RESEARCH ON THIS TOPIC. You people are out of control. Guess what? You know what makes HUGE differences for cognitive development in underprivileged children? READING TO THEM and TEACHING THEM HOW TO READ. It does more than even food security does. It has more of an impact than any other single variable. It’s amazing how much ROI simple programs like giving underprivileged families free books and simple tips and tricks like speaking to your kids constantly about every daily thing you do has for outcomes. Google “the word gap.” Then come back and tell me this is a ridiculous conversation to have. Not my fault you are ignorant on the topic. Not to mention the ridiculous notion that bc other kids are struggling I shouldn’t be concerned about the education of my own children. Lol, what?[/quote]

It took you 153 words to admit that the most important thing to developing early reading success to to READ TO KIDS? [/quote]

They are complimentary but not the same cognitive processes. This is why as an adult when you study a foreign language, you may be able to read it, but listening comprehension, and writing are nowhere near as easy. Another example is how children who are “passive speakers” of a language — usually bc their parents speak a language around them, but they don’t speak it back. They hear it enough to understand it, but they have a much harder time producing the language either in spoken or written form. The point is simply reading to a child is excellent for verbal skills, vocabulary, and abstract/conceptual thinking, but it will not teach a child to read.[/quote]

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